The scientist and the humanist
Subtitle: a festschrift in honor of Elliot Aronson
By: edited by Marti Hope Gonzales, Carol Tavris, Joshua Aronson
Series: [Modern pioneers in psychological science: an APS-Psychology Press series]; Modern pioneers in psychological science
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9781848728677
Description: "It is only fitting that this volume brings together a stellar array of authors and a deeply instructive set of chapters. Nothing less could properly honor the extraordinary contributions of Professor Aronson."--Robert B. Cialdini, Ph. D., Author of Influence: Science and Practice, Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology & Marketing, Arizona State University.

"Before Blink, Nudge, and Happiness, we had Elliot Aronson: A legendary wizard, master impresario, beautiful writer, pioneering experimenter, and caring mentor. Just as his Social Animal thrilled seekers after social knowledge, this book introduces the Willie Mays of social psychology to anyone who cares about practical theories and cool research."--Susan T. Fiske, Ph. D., Eugene Higgins Professor, Princeton University, USA.

"Elliot Aronson is a pioneer in so many areas--attraction, prejudice, cognitive dissonance theory, energy policy, classroom learning strategies--to name a few. In this engrossing collection, aptly including Scientist and Humanist in its title, readers learn about his important contributions to Social Psychology, but are also brought up to date on contemporary work that he so masterfully inspired, A fitting tribute to the scholarship and wisdom of a psychological superstar."--Elizabeth Loftus, Ph. D., Distinguished Professor, University of California-Irvine, Past President, Association for Psychological Science, USA.

Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research on cognitive dissonance theory--one of the most provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology--and for his design of the "jigsaw classroom," an applied method of reducing conflict and prejudice in multiethnic schools. Throughout his illustrious career, he has championed the application of social-psychological theory and methods for solving such pressing social problems as prejudice, energy efficiency, conflict and miscommunication in relationships, and the reasons is the only psychologist in the history of the American Psychological Association to have won all three of its top awards: for research, teaching, and writing.

In this Festschrift, friends, colleagues, and former students write with warmth, clarity, and humor about Aronson's enduring influence on the field of social psychology and on their own professional lives as researchers, writers, and teachers. Topics covered include contemporary research on cognitive dissonance theory; the changing face of experimentation in social psychology; and applied research on energy policy, education, the legal system, intergroup conflict, and prejudice and discrimination. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Series title from CIP data.

Includes bibliographical references and index.